The novel A Separate Peace is a perfect example of literature that involves deep thinking and understanding. John Knowles does not use obvious hints in his writing that allow his readers to understand situations. Instead he uses lots of subtle ideas, and tends to use his characters quite a bit to show emotions and moods in the story. A strong example of when Mr. Knowles did this was with his character Leper Lepellier. Instead of …showed first 75 words of 1153 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1153 total…idea of war, Leper always seems to bring us back into the light. Without his character, this novel would not have had the same influence on its readers, he made easier to follow. Leper not only acted as a window into another world of imagination and hidden surprises, he also showed as a vivid design of truth and reality. One that we as readers would not of caught onto, without the help of Elwin Lepellier.